PINAL COUNTY & ARIZONA NEWS

Peruvian child becomes symbol of US undocumented

Tue, Jun 1, 2010

Yahoo NewsBy Carla Salazar, Associated Press Writer LIMA, Peru – Seven-year-old Daisy Cuevas, thrilled to see herself on television with U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama, didn't quite understand the predicament in which she had innocently placed her undocumented Peruvian parents."She laughed, she jumped up and down. She was excited" after

Mesa shelter picked for launch of Obama volunteer initiative

Tue, Jun 23, 2009

Arizona RepublicBy Jim Walsh U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke led by example, reading to children and cutting a turkey breast for lunch at Mesa's La Mesita family homeless shelter as he helped kick off President Barack Obama's "United We Serve" volunteer program.Locke, the son of Chinese immigrants who grew up